Are you damaging your hearing without realising it?
Un article de la BBC Many of us use earphones throughout the day to drown out noise in our commutes and at work. But is it prematurely damaging our hearing? Molly Crain investigates.
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BBC: The mind-bending effects of foreign accent syndrome
By David Robson A little-known condition causes people to adopt a new accent – and lose a part of their identity in the process, finds David Robson. Julie Matthias’s family have a game they sometimes like to play after she comes home, disappointed, from another doctor’s appointment. During dinner, they pick a foreign accent, and…
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The surprising downsides of being clever. Can high intelligence be a burden rather than a boon? David Robson investigates.
BBC The harsh truth is that greater intelligence does not equate to wiser decisions — In fact, it can make you more foolish
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How do you dismantle a nuclear submarine?
BBC Official submarine graveyards are much more visible: you can even see them on Google Maps or Google Earth. Zoom in on America’s biggest nuclear waste repository in Hanford, Washington, Sayda Bay in the arctic Kola Peninsula, or the shipyards near Vladivostok and you’ll see them. There are row after row of massive steel canisters,…
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Pour Stephen Hawking, l’intelligence artificielle menace l’espèce humaine
Virginie Lepetit Courrier international Au détour d’une interview accordée à la BBC, le célèbre physicien britannique a dit son inquiétude face aux progrès de l’intelligence artificielle.
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Plus ça change…
En 2006, le Kiosque signalait que, grâce à nos taxes et au Centre des enseignants, les profs de Montréal assuraient la croissance de leur capital énergétique! …la croissance de son capital énergétique !!! Est-ce à dire que ça fonctionne comme un REER ? Curieux, le journaliste Bruno Peres avait tenté d’en savoir plus. Il raconte:…
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Why Vanity Fair covers business stories
Un article de la BBC The glossy pages of the relentlessly celebrity-driven magazine Vanity Fair are a strange place to find really excellent reporting about business, but that is how it is.